With summer coming and all the snacks we go through this is a real money saver.
Marinate your sliced meat in this mixture at least 8 hours. Don't spray your pans or it will make too much moisture on your jerky, it makes clean up a little longer but well worth it. Sprinkle your pans with salt and pepper, crowd the meat close as it shrinks quickly, sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper again.
Place in oven at lowest temperature it will turn to, and leave the door open a crack. Turn the strips when the top looks dry and like leather. It won't hurt to turn it several times if you want. The meat will be pliable but not pink inside. It should be done in around 6-8 hours depending on your oven.
Mine cooks at 176 degrees F, at the lowest. The time depends a lot on the thickness of the slices also. It may sound like you are putting a lot of salt and pepper on but it drys out quite a bit. If you have grates to lay the meat on, it will dry in half the time, just keep testing it. This recipe can be put in a smoker also.
Try a half batch and adjust to your taste. We take snacks out in the boat fishing and the jerky is always gone first.
By Ann Winberg from Loup City, NE
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Store-bought jerky is very expensive! Don't be intimidated about making your own at home. Borrow a food dehydrator if you don't have one.
Trim steak of all fat and cut in 1/4 inch thick lengthwise strips. Marinate in soy sauce 1-2 hours.
Slice 5 pounds lean beef (flank steak or similar cut) into strips 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick, 1 to 1 1/2 inches wide, and 4 to 12 inches long. Cut with the grain of the meat, and remove the fat.
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Beef jerky
3 lbs. flank steak
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 c. water
1 tsp. liquid smoke
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 teaspoon celery salt
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BEEF JERKY
4 pounds lean beef, sliced into 1/4" strips1/2 tsp hickory or mesquite smoke flavoring1/4 cup soy or teriyaki sauce1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce1 tsp garlic powder1 tsp onion powder1 tsp cracked black pepperpinch of cayenne pepper2 tablespoons molasses or brown sugar (optional)1/2 cup barbecue sauce or ketchupChoose lean beef only, as fat goes rancid when making jerky. Remove all fat from meat. Beef top round, flank steak and rump work well. To make jerky that isn't hard to chew, slice across the grain no more than 1/4" thick and don't overdry it. If you freeze meat for a short time, not until it is frozen solid, but just until ice crystals form and meat can still be pierced easily with the point of a knife, then it will be easier to slice thinly. You can also use an electric slicer (Rival or Chef's Choice make home type slicers if you'll be making a lot of jerky).
DADDYS BEEF JERKY
Use flank steak
120° to 140° for 9 hours
1 &frac; T. coarse pepper
1. cup. water
&frac; cup. soy sauce
1 T. liquid smoke
1 T. garlic salt
1 T brown sugar
1 T.. vinegar
1 beef bullion cube
1 T. ginger
1 T. Worchester sauce
